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Description edit
Also published as "A Kingdom Divided". The second enthralling installment in Alex Rutherford's Empire of the Moghul series. 1530, Agra , Northern India . Humayun, the newly-crowned second Moghul Emperor, is a fortunate man. His father, Babur, has bequeathed him wealth, glory and... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Humayun: Protagonist. Second Moghul emperor.
- Kamran: Humayun's brother and one of his bitterest rivals.
- Sher Shah: A usurper who causes trouble in Humayun's early reign.
- Ahmed Khan: Chief scout of Humayun.
- Bairam Khan: A persian commander who on order from Shah Tahmasp, the ruler of Persia, joined Humayun on his conquest to recapture Hindustan and later on stayed with Humayun instead of retreating back to Persia as a token of gratitude towards Humayun for saving his life.
- Hindal: Youngest of Humayun's half-brothers.
- Kasim: Humayun's vizier.
- Baba Yasaval: Add a description of this character.
- Hamida: Humayun's wife and mother of Akbar.
- Zahid Beg
- Khanzada: Babur's sister. Both Babur and Humayun admired her a lot for her bravery, toughness and thoughtfulness.
- Babur: Humayun's father and the First Moghul Emperor of Hindustan.
- Mirza Husain
- Raja Maldeo: Ruler of Jodhpur (known as Marwar back in the days). A state in the western Rajasthan region.
- Salima: Humayun's chief concubine.
- Baisanghar: Humayun's grandfather.
- Alamgir: The sword of Humayun which earlier belonged to Babur. It is supposed to have a longer history.
- Marwar
- Adil Shah
- Maham Anga
- Darya
- Shah Tahmasp
- Tariq Khan
- Gulbadan
- Hindustan
- Sharaf
- Mustapha Ergun
- Gulrukh
- Adham Khan
- Shaikh Ali Akbar
- Nadim Khwaja
- Javed
- Timur
- Sekunder Shah
- Sultana
- Shaibani Khan
- Bayzid Khan
- Sultan Ibrahim
- Askari
- Khanam
- Dildar
- Tartar Khan
- Gujaratis
- Mehmed
- Sarkar
- Hanif Khan
First Sentence edit
The wind was chill.
Table of Contents edit
1. Riding the Tiger
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 4 in Empire of the Moghul Quintet. (standard series)
Preceded by Raiders from the North, and followed by Ruler of the World.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alex Rutherford (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Headline
Country: UK
Publication Date: June 2010
ISBN: 9780755347544
Page Count: 448
Publisher: Headline
Country: UK
Publication Date: June 2010
ISBN: 9780755347544
Page Count: 448
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
Subjects edit
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- empireofthemoghul: The official web page for the series.
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